Where We Go from Here

In which I talk through the nature of this space...

I’ve been having problems getting to sleep lately so my mind has lots of time to wander to the things I don’t really think about during the day. The other night, my brain couldn’t get away from thinking about this blog, about what it is and what I’d like it to be.

Let me start by acknowledging that I’m aware things have a bit all over the place - book reviews and recommendations, stories about my past, writing about journaling, travel recaps, and discussion of mental health.

How do I continue here? Do I want to leave this a place to talk about Serious Topics (stories about my past, mental health)? Do I want to shift to sharing about exploration, adventures, travels? Stick to words, books, writing? [This leads to a harder question: Where, if anywhere, do I share about those things I don’t share here? ‘Cause I am, by nature, an over-sharer, so it’s gotta come out somewhere that other people are. Probably Instagram.]

Does it matter that this space has a “theme” of whatever pops into my head and seems to have enough substance to write about? I’m not on here to become famous or make money, so no need to be search-optimized or easily categorized. I’m here to share, to amuse, to talk through, to record so I won’t forget.

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And, you know what, I think that’s just it. I may pretend like my life is carefully containerized into little boxes, but it isn’t. Work, yes, stays in its box because I work very hard to keep it in one; one of the benefits of a 95% work from the office job is strict lines between work and home. Rest of my life? It’s barely organized chaos.

So, sorry if you were hoping maybe I’d suddenly focus. That you wouldn’t have to roll your eyes when I post about another round of romance books I read to escape stress or when I include way too many pictures from a trip or offer advice you’d never ask for. New year, new me (trying not to think so hard about non-problem problems.)